The Rise of the Global South
The war on Iran has not only ended in a humiliating defeat for the United States, but resulted in a dramatic shift in the balance of power in the Middle…
The Global South Needs Productive Employment
India’s liberalisation beginning in the 1990s has led to a steady decline in manufacturing. To reverse this trend and expand productive employment, industrial policy must address structural issues of dependence…
The Right to Development Is an Inalienable Human Right
Sixty years after the Tricontinental Conference, the right to development – the material basis of dignity – remains the horizon of socialist revolution and national liberation.
Seven Theses on the Gen Z Uprisings in the Global South
Gen Z-led uprisings across the Global South point to long-term socioeconomic and environmental crises caused by neoliberalism. Yet they have often been coopted by entrenched social classes. Can their energy…
Can the Poorer Nations Build a New Architecture for Development and Sovereignty?
Though still weighed down by debt and austerity, developing countries are beginning to chart alternative paths as a new mood takes hold in the Global South.
Can We Build Robust Public Administration Institutions in the Global South?
Amid IMF-imposed cuts to public administration schools and the myriad economic disadvantages imposed by neocolonial structures, countries like the US often run laps around Global South countries in negotiations.
Vijay Prashad: Historic 1955 Anti-Colonial Bandung Conference Inspired New Era in Global South
The 1955 Bandung Conference announced the arrival on the world stage of peoples from the Global South, and it marked the birth of what would later become the Non-Aligned Movement…
Can We Exit From a World of Debt?
Debt looms over the Global South like a vulture, ready to pick at the carcass of our societies.
US VP JD Vance Admits West Wants Global South Trapped at Bottom of Value Chain
At a summit held by a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, US Vice President JD Vance gave a speech about globalization that made it clear that the West wants to…
The Global South Is on the Brink of a Disastrous Debt Crisis. Reform Is Urgent
The coming debt crisis will surpass that of the 1980s and disproportionately impact women, economist Ilene Grabel warns.
US Jury Holds Chiquita Liable for Colombian Death Squad’s Murder of Banana Workers
"The verdict does not bring back the husbands and sons who were killed," said one attorney, "but it sets the record straight and places accountability for funding terrorism where it…
What Are the Real Reasons for the Global South Food Crisis?
Don’t ignore the role of financial speculation
How a Notorious Georgia Army School Became America’s Training Ground for Global Torture
Fort Benning is home to a shadowy academy where around 84,000 Latin American soldiers and police officers have been taught on the U.S. dime on how to kill, torture and…
US Legally Owes Nicaragua Reparations, but Still Refuses to Honor 1986 Int’l Court of Justice Ruling
37 years after a 1986 International Court of Justice ruling, the United States still refuses to pay Nicaragua the reparations it legally owes. Today, the Nicaraguan government is demanding that…
Can the Global South Build a New World Information Communication Order?
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research It is remarkable how the media in a select few countries is able to set the record on matters around the…